ENG 204 - Creative Non-Fiction - Textbook

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the features and sub-genres of Creative Non-Fiction
• Enhance strategies for reading, drafting, revising, editing, and self-assessment
• Gather, interpret, and assess information from a variety of sources and points of view
• Have experience writing in many of the sub-genres of Creative Non-Fiction
• Demonstrate knowledge of the skills involved in the creative process

Bourdain falls in love with Vietnam's street food (Parts Unknown, CNN)
For Anthony Bourdain, happiness is eating something delicious in a bowl that he can't quite identify as scooters go by.

Sean Brock And Anthony Bourdain Eat At The Waffle House
"After Anthony Bourdain and Sean Brock finish many, many, many rounds of drinks, they visit the best/only choice for late-night dining in Charleston, the Waffle House, an irony free zone where everything is beautiful and nothing hurts; where everybody regardless of race, creed color or degree of inebriation, is welcomed. Its warm yellow glow a beacon of hope and salvation, inviting the hungry the lost the seriously hammered all across the south to come inside."

Anthony Bourdain - Our Last Full Interview | Fast Company
"An adventurous documenter of international food culture, Anthony Bourdain was the host of CNN's Parts Unknown, a chef, prolific food author, speaker, and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People. Here, we sat down and talked with him about his creative process, what he looked for in his team, and keys to his success (filmed August 2017). Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. right now. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for help and support."

In life as in journalism - open-ended questions yield the most interesting answers

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"You are inviting an answer which tells a story, which makes for a better headline, quote, sound-bite, or narrative for your feature."

How To Never Run Out Of Things To Say In Conversation

We’ve all been there - you’re in conversation, things are humming along nicely and then out of nowhere the awkward silence rears it’s head. Here are 5 tips to make sure you never run out of things to say in conversation.

Research interview advice: 5 practical mistakes to avoid

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"Interviews are an essential part of the research process. Whether you’re exploring interpersonal communication between older and younger generations or researching the socio-economic effects of a new McDonald’s in your local mall, you need to have razor-sharp interview skills to get the most valuable and reliable data possible."

Bourdain falls in love with Vietnam's street food (Parts Unknown)
Source: CNN, 2014

Sean Brock And Anthony Bourdain Eat At The Waffle House
Source: Zero Point Zero Production, Inc., Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, 2015

Anthony Bourdain - Our Last Full Interview | Fast Company
Source: Fast Company, 2018

In life as in journalism - open-ended questions yield the most interesting answers
Source: Birkdale Media

How To Never Run Out Of Things To Say In Conversation
Source: Charisma on Command, 2017

Research interview advice: 5 practical mistakes to avoid
Source: Trint
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